Thread: Close, but not comfortable

Assuming that the edge is still in undamaged condition, which it probably is, it sounds like you just need a touch up. You could go for a finishing hone like a coticule, shapton, chinesse 12K or a barber hone. A few passes should get you fixed up.

Another really good alternative would be a pasted paddle or strop. Personally I like a flat bed or a paddle pasted with boron carbide on one surface and chromium oxide on another. If you have more surfaces, as you would on a four sided paddle or a flat bed with extra pads, I would go with .5 and .25 micron diamond.

I've had good success using both methods for that extra sharpness and smoothness that we all want.

Alan has pretty well covered the stropping in his response

Another thought is that your razor needs a little less angle to work at it's best.